Structure of veneered buildings



Dec. 29, 1936. F. c. GORDON STRUCTURE OF VENEERED BUILDINGS Filed May 16, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INQE TOR. Fez-'0 C. Gaeoo/v A ORNEYS.

Dec. 29, 1936. G RD N 2,066,035

STRUCTURE OF VENEERED BUILDINGS Filed May 16, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet a g N INVEHNTOR.

fZu-v C? Coeao/v ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 29, 1936 means T GFFECE STRUCTURE OF VENEERED BUILDINGS 2 Claims.

This invention relates to the structure of the so-called veneered buildings. Buildings of this type are usually of frame construction having an outside surface of masonry, such as brick. The invention is concerned particularly with the veneering of buildings having a wooden siding, stucco, or similar exterior surface, and is particularly advantageous for the veneering of old buildings, although the invention may be employed in new construction.

The invention is directed especially toward the provision of a foundation or base structure for supporting the masonry veneering. Heretofore, in good construction, it has been necessary to dig a trench entirely along the foundation or basement walls of an old building in order to install a suitable base or foundation structure for supporting the masonry veneering. Obviously, this is expensive. In cheaper constructions the masonry veneering has been supported substantially at the ground line by means comprising such devices as bolts or the like taken through the masonry foundation or basement wall of the building and provided with a projecting support or supports, upon which the masonry veneering was laid. This is not good construction and places too much of an unbalanced weight upon the original wall, to the end that the same may crack or break.

In accordance with the present invention a structure is provided which affords ample support for the masonry veneering independently of the foundation for the frame building or the basement wall thereof, and at the same time the necessity of digging a trench entirely along the foundation or basement wall is eliminated. Moreover, the depth of the excavation required to install the supporting structure of the present invention is less than that required in the usual home where the same is provided with a basement.

In accordance with the invention piers are placed at spaced points along the foundation or basement wall, and beams are utilized which extend across the piers to support the masonry veneering. These piers are below the ground line and the beam is preferably located substantially just under the ground line.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a building structure with some parts cut away showing how the installation is made and illustrating a form used in constructing the piers and beam.

Fig. 2 is a view partly in section showing how the form and pier are associated with the building structure.

Fig. 3 is a view of the pier and beam looking from the righthand side of Fig. 2, with a part of the form removed.

Fig. 4. is an enlarged sectional View showing a structure for holding the form together.

The masonry wall of the basement of the building is shown at I, the floor of the basement being illustrated at 2, while the footing of the wall is illustrated at 3. The frame structure is shown as having joists studding 5, and upon the studding is mounted the usual siding 6. The portion 6 is intended to illustrate any conventional exterior surface of a frame building, such as wooden siding, stucco, or the like; or the rough siding of a new building, in case the invention is employed'on new construction.

A concrete pier is shown at Ill, which preferably is formed with a relatively wide base with an outer surface slanting upwardly toward the masonry wall of the building, and side walls which preferably converge upwardly. This construction gives a good sound footing, and the excavation, therefore, need not be to the depth required for the footing 3. At about the ground line and preferably just under the ground, a reinforced concrete beam ll runs from pier to pier and is supported thereby and the same having reinforcing rods I2. The masonry veneering herein shown as being a brick construction is shown at I3, and is laid directly on the beam ll. Preferably, the piers are tied into or keyed to the masonry wall I by means of a key [5. This is accomplished by removing a part of the masonry wall to form a recess. The masonry wall herein'is shown as being of a brick construction, and this may be done by removing a few bricks. The masonry wall may be of concrete block structure, in which case a concrete block or a part thereof may be removed. Also, the beam is tied into or keyed with the masonry wall as at I6. The keys [6 may be placed at the location of the piers Ill, and if desired at spaced points along the length of the beam between the piers. Advantageously, a tierod 20 is run through the masonry wall and projects outwardly therefrom and means such as a nut 22, with an angle washer 23, placed on the outside of the plate 3|. This is to hold the form is place for pouring. After the concrete is set the rod may be cut off substantially flush with the concrete on the outside, and with the wall I on the inside. This is just one form of holding means which can be used for this purpose.

The form construction for the piers comprises a pair of side plates 25, each having projecting threaded studs 28. These side plates are provided with flanges 21 and preferably are also provided with one or more attaching devices which may be in the form of projecting studs 28. The outside wall of the form preferably comprises two parts and 3! connected by one or more hinges 32, and these two parts have angle brackets 33 secured thereto and slotted, as shown at 34, to fit over the threaded studs 26. Nuts 35 may be placed upon the studs 26 to hold the several parts in assembly. The slotted end of each bracket may be upturned as at 31, and a washer as at 38 may be used. This structure unites the form plates 25 to the form member iii-3!, and the form is completed, so to speak, on the side opposite the form plate 3ll--3| by the masonry wall. In order toaid in preventing the side plates from spreading tie means such as one or more wires lit may be extended across the bottom of the form and wound or otherwise fastened to studs 28. Form members for the beam may be in the form of long angled plates 4i positioned to rest upon the flanges 21.

In veneering an old building the ground is excavated for the piers, the forms placed in location and the plates 4! for the beam located, and then the concrete is poured. Obviously, the reinforcing rods l2 are also located before the concrete is poured, and they may be held in position by the tie-rods 20. As shown in Fig. l the excavation for each pier need not be as deep as that of the footing 3, and the piers may be some distance apart. Inasmuch as the piers are quite wide at their base some difliculty may be experienced in getting the concrete in the form. Accordingly, when the concrete is being poured to begin a pier the portion 3| of the form may be opened up, as shown in the dotted lines of Fig. 2. Then as the concrete rises to about the hinge line the same may be closed. After the concrete has set, the nuts 35 may be removed and the wires ie may be merely cut with a suitable tool, and the forms for the pier or piers and beam removed. The wires 40 may be allowed to remain in position. As many piers as desired may be formed at one time, although it is within the invention to construct two or more, then use the same forms over on other piers further on down the length of the masonry wall. After the pier and beam construction is finished the masonry veneering, such as brick, may be laid on the pier as shown in Fig. 1.

I claim: 1. In building construction, a frame building structure having a masonry foundation wall, a

plurality of concrete piers disposed at spaced points along the outside of the Wall and poured directly against the masonry foundation wall, a reinforced concrete beam carried by the piers and poured directly against the masonry wall, and masonry veneering laid on the beam and covering the side of the frame structure, said piers each having a relatively broad base with opposite sides converging upward and with the side opposite the foundation wall slanting upwardly toward the masonry foundation wall, and with the fourth side substantially vertical and substantially flush against the foundation wall, the piers being of less depth below the ground line than the depth of the masonry wall below the ground line.

2. In building construction, a masonry foundation wall positioned in the main below the level of the surface, a frame building structure supported by the foundation, an external masonry veneering for the frame structure, and a foundation for the veneering comprising, a plurality of spaced piers of concrete disposed along the outside of the foundation, said piers having one vertical wall substantially flush against the foundation wall, a relatively wide base and a relatively narrow top, said piers each having two opposite walls converging upwardly from the base to the top, and. a fourth inclined wall opposite the foundation and inclining upwardly toward the wall from the base of the pier to the top, the base of the piers being at a depth below the surface less than that of the foundation wall and having the upper portions adjacent the ground line, integral concrete keys on the base tying into the foundation wall, a reenforced concrete beam extending along the outside of the foundation wall and carried by the piers and integrally united with the top portion of the piers, integral concrete keys .on the beam tying into the foundation wall, other tie means extending through the foundation wall and the upper portion of the piers, said masonry veneering laid on said concrete beam and covering the frame structure.

FRED C. GORDON. 

